Suspending device.



R. WHITGOMB.

SUSPBNDING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SERT-9,191a.

Patented 00116,' 1914.

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NVENTOR fvss an Miam-qb) aga/ WITNESSES ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PYERS CO., PHOTO-LITHO.. WSNINGNN. D. C.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

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INVENTOR Russell-WJ'IlBDII-Ib,

ATTORNEYS R. WHITGOMB. SUSPENDING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9,1913. 1, 1 1 2,581

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RUSSELL WHITCOMB, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

SUSPENDING DEVICE.

Speciicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 9, 1913.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

Serial No. 788,834.

To all whom 'it' may concern Be it known that I, RUSSELL WHITcoM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspending Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to char acters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in Vdevices for hanging curtains, draperies and other materials; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel construction of hanger or supporting device which provides strong gripping characteristics and which eliminates danger of tearing the fabric supported thereby or accidental displacement or removal of the hanger or supporting device from the fabric with which it is connected.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a simple, strong, durable, sightly and easily attached hanger or supporting device for curtains, draperies and the like, the same being of a novel construc tion which oifers highly efficient gripping or holding characteristics, while also providing a pleasing and sightly ornamental edect.

The present invention has for a further object to provide a novel hanger or supporting device of the character above described which readily lends itself to a varied treatment for securing a wide scope of ornamental effects without disturbing or interfering with its mechanical efliciency in supporting fabrics of all kinds from the lightest weight sheer fabrics to the heaviest of curtains and portieres.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger or supporting device which can be used with the well-known curtain-rod provided with traveling rings, or which may be connected directly with the curtain-rod itself so as to obviate additional traveling rings, as may be desired by or suit the convenience of the user.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated .will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

The invention consists, primarily, in the novel construction of hanger or supporting device hereinafter more fully set forth; and, furthermore, this invention consists in the various arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be more fully described in detail in the following speciiication and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front face view of the novel hanger or supporting device made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, the same being shown in its connected and supporting relation with a curtain or drapery. Fig. 2 is a rear or back face view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section of the same taken on line 3 3 in said Fig. l, said view being drawn on an enlarged scale. Fig. i is a vertical cross section of the same taken on line TF4 in said Fig. 1, said view being also drawn on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank from which said novel hanger or supporting device is formed. Fig. 6 isa lan view of a slightly modified form of lank from which said novel hanger or supporting device is formed. Fig. 7 is a plan view of another modified form of blankfrom which the said novel hanger or supporting device may be formed. Fig. 8 is a vertical cross section of said hanger or supporting device similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but illustrating a modified arrangement of the supporting element of the hanger or supporting device. Fig. 9 is a front face view of a slightly modified construction of hanger or supporting device still embodying, however, the general principles of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a rear face view of the same. Fig. 11 is a horizontal cross section of the same, taken on line 11-11 in said Fig. 9, said View being drawn on an enlarged scale. Fig. 12 is a vertical cross section of the saine, taken on line 12-12 in said Fig. l), said view being also drawn on an enlarged scale. Fig. 18 is a horizontal cross section, similar to "hat shown in ltig. 11, brit illustrating st'll another slightly modilied construction of the novel hanger or supporting device.

Similar characters of reference are eniployed in all olf the hereinabove described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring new to the said drawings the reference character 1 indicates the complete hanger or supporting device, made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, the saine comprising a front-plate Q and a rear-plate 3, the same being connected together by means oi? a connccting-strip Ll which may be formed integrally with said plates, as shown in the blank illustrated in 5 of the drawings, or said connecting-strip may be formed of a separate piece of llat metal or wire 6 and its ends ser red by solder, or any other suitable ening means, to the front-plate and rear-plate, as shown in the blank illustrated in 6 oit the drawings. The said front-plate may be treated to produce any ornamental etl'ecdesired, both as to its outline as well as to its surface design or embellishment. Yl"or example, its surface may be einlwssed, enameled, or otherwise treated to reproduce designs, emblems, or provide a color treatment corresponding with the color et the fabric with which it is designed to be used; rlfhe said rear-plate 3 is preferably made of thin flexible metal, or other suitable material, although it is not essential that said front-plate 2 should be thin or flexible it heavier material would. better provide for its ornamentation. rlhe said roar-plate Z3 is provided with an opening or hatch i", preferably centrally disposed between the ends of said rear-plate. tlaid rear-plate 3 is further infovided with pin-pf iges perforations t3 and 9, one at either le of aid opening or hatch 7. Said reareplate 3 is further provided with tongues or protecting lugs l0 and 11, one adjacent 'to either end of said rear-plate, and the saine being ilneferably cut out of or struck up 'from the body oi said rear-plate. Struck outwardly from the body oiI said rear-plate so as to extend between the said opening o. hatch 'l and the respective pin passages or perforations t3 and l), are channeled or grooved portions 12 and 13 which provide pin gui ile-'ways;, and in like inanner struck inwardly from the body of said rear-plate, so as to extend between the said t/.ingues or pieter-,ting lugs and 11 and the respectire pin-passag s or perforations 8 and 9, are :hanneled or grooved portions 1dand 15 which also provide oppositely eX- tcnding pin guideways.

The reference character 1G indicates ar fastening pin, which is preferably in the form of an ordinary straight common pin provided with a head at one end and a pointed portion at the other end. The construction of the rear-plate 8 as, above indicated, )ermits the said fastening-pin 1G to weave through the said rear-plate, the saine passing over the upper surface of the rearplate through the channeledportion or groove ll, then through the pin-passage or perforation 8 so as to pass under the lower surface of the rear-plate through the channeled-portion or groove 12, then across the opening or hatch i', then passing on beneath the lower surtace ot.' the rear-plate through the channeled-portion or groove 13 of the rear-plate so as to pass through the pin-passage or perforation 9, and then over the upper surface of the rear-plate through the channelcd-portion or groove 15.

Secured to the rearsurtace of said frontplate 2 by any suitable fastening means is a. bowed-portion or loop 17, the saine being preferably centrally disposed between the ends ot said iii'onaplate.

ln applying the said hanger or supporting` device to a curtain or other drapery, the said connecting-strip 4 is doubled back upon itself so as to register together said front plate and said back-plate. Vihcn thus formed the upper marginal edge of the curtain or draperies 18 is inserted between the said registered ieront-plateand reaiplate, and then the two plates are pressed together so that said bowed-portion or loop 17 forces a fold 19 of the curtain or drapery 1S through the opening or hatch Z the said reanplate 8. "When the said front-plate and rear-plate are thus positioned the fastening pin 1G is woven into the rear-plate in the 1 manner above described so that the saine passes through said 'fold 19 ot the curtain or drapery 18 and beneath said bowed portion or loop 17 thus securing the curtain. or drapery between the said front-plate and rear-plate and also holding the two plates in their clamping relation to the said curtain or drapery. 1When the ilastening pin has been thus woven through the rear-plate 3, the said tongue or protecting lug 10 is bent over the head of the fastening pin, and the tongue or protecting lug 11 is, in like manner, bent over the point of the 'fastening pin. ln this manner the head and point ot the fastening pin is protected against catching in the fabric of the curtain or drapery, and likewise against accidental removal or displacement. As will be apparent the gripping oit the fabric of the curtain or drapery and the passage of the fastening pin 1G through the told 19 thereof affords an eX- ceedingly strong and secure method of grasping the curtain or drapery and also ico holds or fastens upon the curtain or drapery in such a manner as to practically eliminate all danger of tearing the fabric of the curtain or drapery, yet at the same time perniitting` any ainount of handling or niovement of the curtain or drapery without danger of loosening, pulling away, or unfastening the sanie from said hanger or supporting device. lf it should be desired either or both said front-plate and said rear-plate may be provided at its periphery with one or more suitably disposed prongs or pointed lugs 20, as shown in the blank illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings, which may be turned at right angles to the body of the plate with which they are connected together when the said plates are registered together with the curtain placed between the saine the said prongs or pointed lugs 20 may be thrust into the body of the fabric of the curtain or drapery and thus provide additional holding ineans for gripping and securing the curtain in fastening the sanne between the said plates. The said rear-plate 3 being preferably of substantially thin flexible Inaterial the weaving of the fastening pin 16 therethrough in operative assembled relation to the said plate and curtain is easily and quickly accomplished. The said connecting-strip 4 which, as was alcove described, is doubled back upon itself to bring the said front and rear plates together, extends upwardly above the marginal edge of the curtain or drapery 18, and the saine inay be bent around, as at 2l, to forin a supporting nieniber or hook 22, which can be inserted through the eyelet 23 of a traveling ring 24, thereby connecting the hanger or sup-- porting device with the curtain or drapery secured thereby, to the curtain pole 25 upon which the said traveling ring runs. When desirable, however, the said doubled and upwardly extending portion of the connectingstrip d may be bent around into ring-forni, as at 26, in the manner shown in Fig. S of the drawings and the free end 27 of said connecting strip inay be fastened to the body of said connecting-strip adjacent to its base, thus providing a traveling ring directly connected with the said plates of the hanger, which may be directly suspended upon a curtain rod 2S so as to travel thereon.

Referring now to 9 to l2 inclusive of the dr wings, there is illustrated therein slightly modified construction of hanger or supporting` device which embodies, however, the general principles of the present device. ln this forni the said hanger or Supporting device comprises a substantially flexible front-plate Q9, of any desirable configuration, and a. substantially flexible rear-plate 30, the saine being connected together by nieans of the connecting strip 3l, which may be Inade integral with said plates, or as a separate piece suitably secured at its ends to the respective plates. The said front-plate 29 is provided with a pair of suitably spaced and disposed perforations or pin-passages 32 and 33, and in like manner, the said rearplate 30 is provided with a pair of suitably spaced and disposed perforations or pin-passages 34 and 35. The said rear-plate 30 is further provided with a pair of tongues or protecting lugs 36 and 37, one adjacent to either end of said rear-plate, and the saine being preferably cut out of vor struck up from the bodyy of said rear-plate. The reference character 3S indicates a fastening pin, which is preferably in the forni of an ordinary connnon pin provided with a head at one end and a pointed portion at the other' end. ln applying the hanger or supporting device thus formed to a curtain or other drapery 39, the said connecting-strip 31 is doubled back upon itself so as to register together said front-plate 29 and said rearplate 30. lVhen thus forined the upper inarginal edge of the curtain or drapery 39 is inserted between the said registered frontplate and rear-plate, and the two plates are pressed together so that the said fastening pin 33 nia-y be woven through the two plates and the curtain or drapery held between the saine in the following manner: The point of the fastening pin is inserted through the perforation or pin-passage 32 so that the body of the pin passes across the outer surface of the rear-plate then through said perforation or pin-passage 32 through the body of the fabric of said curtain or drapery and thus through the perforation pin-passage 3i of the front-plate across the outer surface of said front-plate so as to enter and pass lthrough said perforation or pin-passage 35 and again through the body of the fabric of said curtain or drapery so as to emerge through said perforation or pin-passage 33 of said rear-plate and thence again across the outer surface of said rear-plate. Then the fastening-pin 38 has been thus woven through the said plates and curtain or drapery, the said tongue or protecting-lug 36 is bent over the head of said fastening pin, and the tongue or protecting` lug` 37 is, in like nianner, bent overthe point of said fastening-pin, thus securing the fastening pin in place and protecting the saine froin catching in the fabric of the curtain or drapery, and froni being accidentally reinoved freni its holding or fastening position. The metal of the plates being thin and flexible the weaving` of the fastening pinthrough the saine and the fabric of the curtain or drapery is easily accomplished. The said connecting-strip 31 being doubled upon itself, niay be now bent to forni a hook-ineinber d0, or any other desirable forni of supporting device or suspending element.

lleferring` now to Fig. 13 of the. drawings, there is illustrated therein a further ineditication of the construction of hanger or supportingedevice immediately above described. rThe only difference in this construction lies in providing channeled portions or grooves il and d2 loetween the tongue or protecting` lug 36 and the perforation or pin-passage 3st and the tongue or protecting lug 3'? and the perforation or pin-passage 35 of the rearplate 30, and, in the manner, providing a channeled portion or groove 43 between the perforations or pin-passages 32 anc 33 of the front-plate 2), the respective channeled port-ions or grooves providing guide-ways for the fasteningpin 38, and permitting the use of slightly heavier material in the construction of the respective front and rear plates.

l ain aware that seine changes may be niade 'in the `general arrangements and coinbinations of the various devices and parts, as well as; in the details of the construction of the saine, without departing from the scope of my present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification and as defined in the appended claiins. Hence, l do not liniit niv ii'nf'ention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and. parts as described in the said specification, nor do coniine myself to the details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

l claiin l. In a device of the kind described, a pair of plates adapted to be registered together with the fabric to be supported in therebetween, a detachable fastening pio, said rear-plate hcing provided with perforations providing pin-passages through which said fastening-pin may be woven, and a rearwardly projecting portion provided with an openingl connected with said front-plate for pressing the fabric to he supported into the path of said fasteningpin so that the latter passes through said fabric and through the opening of said rcaruuirdly projecting portion.

2. ln a device of the kind described,` a pair i of plates adapted to be registered together 'with the fabric vto be supported inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening pin, said rcar-plate being provided with perforations providing pin-passages through which said fastening-pin ina)7 be woven, a reen i vardlj,7 projecting portion provided with an opening connected with said front-alato for pressing the fabric to be supported into the path of said fastening-pin so that the .latter passes tlu'ough said fabric and through the opening of said realwvardly projecting portion, and means for suspending said plates.

8. ln a device of the kind described, a pair of plates adapted to be registered together with the fabric to be supported inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening pin, fastening pin engaging ineans connected with each plate so that said fastening pin may be woven through the saine and through the fabric to be supported, protecting-tongues connected with one of said plates and adapted to loe bent over the respective ends of said fastening pin to prevent accidental displacenient or removal thereof, and a suspending device :mutually connected with each plate.

ln a device of the kind described, a front-plate, a rear-plate, a connecting-strip interconnecting said front-plate and said rearslate, said connecting-strip being doubled upon itself to register said front-plate and said rear-plate together so that the fabric to be supported may be inserted between said front-plate and said rear-plate, a detachable fastening-pin, nieans connected with said frontplate and ineans connected with said rear-plate alapted to be engaged by said fastening pin in such a inanner as to permit the pin t pass through the fabric to be supported, p otec'tiiig-toiigiies struclr up frein the cody of .raid rear-plate and adapted to he bent over he respective ends of said fastening pin to prevent accidental displacenient or reinoval thereof, and the doubled over portion of said connecting-strip being bent to forni a suspendingdevice.

5. ln device of the kind described, a front-plate of any ornamental configuration or character, a rear-plate, a connecting-strip inte ,nnecting said front-plate and said rear-plate, said connectingstrip being doubled upon itself to register said front-plate f d said rear-plate together so that the fabric to be supported may be inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening-pin, said rear-plate being provided with perforations rre' ing),` pin-passages through which said faste* ing-pin inav be woven, a rearwardly Jn 4 l n i profecting portion provided with an opening connected with said front-plate for pressing the fabric to be supported into the path of said fastening-pin so that the latter passes through said fel ric anc through the opening of said rearwardly projecting portion, and the doubled portion of said connectingstrip loci lient to forni a suspending device.

ln a device of the kind described, a front-plate of any1 ornamental configuration or character, a rear-plate, a connectiiig-strip interconnectieg said front-plate and said reaY plate, saio connectingstirip loting doubled upon itself to register said front-plate and said rear-plate together so V.it the fabinav be inserted therebefasteningepin, said rearplate being provioel with perforations providing pin-passages through which said fastening-pin may be woven, ineans connected ric to be supported tween. a dctachahlc i with said front-plate for pressing the fabric ico' Cir

to be supported into the path of said fastening pin so that the latter passes through said fabric and engages said ineans, protectingtongues struck up from the body of said rear-plate and adapted to be bent over the respective ends of said fastening pin to prevent accidental displacement or reinoval thereof, and the doubled over portion of said connecting-strip being bent to forni a suspending-device.

7. 1n a device of the kind described, a front-plate of any ornamental configuration or character, a rear-plate, a connecting-strip interconnecting said front-plate and said rear-plate, said connecting-strip being doubled upon itself to register said front-plate and rear-plate together so that the fabric to be supported may be inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening-pin, said rearplate being provided with a centrally disposed opening or hatch, said rear-plate being further provided with a pair of perforations providing pin-passages one on either side of said opening or hatch and through which said fastening-pin niay be woven, a bowed-portion secured to and projecting from the rear side of said front plate, said bowed-portion registering with said opening or hatch and adapted to press a fold of the fabric to be supported through said opening or hatch so as to presentthe same in the path of said fastening-pin so that the latter passes through said fabric and beneath said bowed-portion, and the doubled over portion of said connecting-strip being bent to forni a suspending-device.

8. In a device of the kind described, a front-plate of any ornamental configuration or character, a rear-plate, a connecting-strip interconnecting said front-plate and said rear-plate, said connecting-strip being doubled upon itself to register said front-plate and rear-plate together so that the fabric to be supported may be inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening-pin, said rear-plate being provided with a centrally disposed opening or hatch, said rear-plate being further provided with a` pair of perforations providing pin-passages one on either side of said opening or hatch and through which said fastening-pin may be woven, a bowedportion secured to and projecting from the rear-side of said front-plate, said bowedportion registering with said opening or hatch and adapted to press a fold of the fabric to be supported through said opening or hatch so as to present the same in the path of said fastening-piu so that the latter passes through said fabric and beneath said bowed-portion, protecting-tongues struck up from the body of said rear-plate and adapted to be bent over the respective ends of said fastening pin t-o prevent accidental displacement or removal thereof, and the doubled over portion of said connecting-strip being bent to forin a suspending-device.

9. 1n a device of the kind described, a front-plate of any ornamental configuration orcharacter, a rear-plate, a connecting-stri 3 interconnecting said front-plate and saild rear-plate, said connecting-strip being doubled upon itself to register said front-plate and rear-plate together so that the fabric to be supported may be inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening-pin, said rearplate being provided with a centrally disposed opening or hatch, said rear-plate being further provided with a pair of perforations providing pin-passages one on either side of said opening or hatch and through which said fastening-pin may be woven, outwardly pressed channeled portions providing fastening pin guide ways formed in said rear-plate so as to extend between said pinpassaofes and said opening or hatch, inwardly pressed channeled portions providing fastening pin guide-ways formed in said rear-plate so as to extend freni said pinpassages toward the ends of said rear-plate, a bowed-portion secured to and projecting from the rear side of said front-plate, said bo-wed-portion registering with said opening or hatch and adapted to press a fold of the fabric to be supported through said opening or hatch so as to present the saine in the path of said fastening-pin so that the latter passes through said fabric and beneath said bowed-portion, and the doubled over portion of said connecting-strip being bent 'to form a suspending-device.

10. In a device of the kind described, a front-plate of any ornamental configuration or character, a rear-plate, a connecting-strip interconnect-ing said front-plate and said rear-plate, said connecting-strip being doubled upon itself to register said front-plate and rear-plate together so that the fabric to be supported may be inserted therebetween, a detachable fastening-pin, said rear-plate being provided with a centrally disposed opening or hatch, said rear-plate being further provided with a pair of perforations providing pin-passages one on either side of said opening or hatch and through which said fastening-pin may be woven, outwardly pressed channeled portions providing fastening pin-guide-ways formed in said rearplate so as to ext-end between said pin-passages and said opening or hatch, inwardly pressed channeled port-ions providing fastening pin guide-ways formed in said rearplate so as to extend from said pin-passages toward the ends of said rear-plate, a bowedportion secured to and projecting from the rear side of said front-plate, said bowedportion registering with said opening or hatch and adapted'to press a fold of the fabric to be supported through said opening o1' hatch so as to present the same in the path of said fastening-pin so that the letter passes through said fabric and beneath Suid bowed-portion, protectinglezuqghtte und adapted to be bent over the Tespeetive ends o' said tustenlng pin to prevent accidental displacement o1' removal thereof, and the doubled over pol-tion of said a tongues Struck up from the body of SuidL W. J. CARROLL, CHAS. KINO/AID.

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